So often when we defeat a villain it feels satisfying. Because they never accept their defeat. And lash out as a result. Call you names. Deny the reality because to them it just isn’t right. We stole their life’s work from them but they don’t make us feel bad because they don’t believe they’ve lost. They only insult and taunt us. The balladeer made me feel bad cause he wasn’t calling us filthy mortals who tried to touch the divine. He was scared to go back to being a mortal. Helpless. Hurt. And in his own eyes a failure. If a villain was scared when they lost we would find it much harder to feel good beating them. If they cried. If they felt heart broken.
Yeah same, though Nahida went and got him later, she's caring for him now (she said it in the last part of the archon quest before she gave us the information on the lost sibling)
Well, lets recap... From Aether's point of view, he tried to kill me in 1.1, caused the death of many people via distributing delusions (wich also caused the death of my battle buddy in the army), destabilized the region of Inazuma by taking the chances given of the flawed 'honor' of some politicians, drugged me, ruined the Kaedehara's reputation, and attempted to turn an entire nation in shambles just to fuel his "im destined to become god" complex, tried to kill the Dendro Archon, tried to kill me again, and his actions worsened the problems of Eleazar and the Withering. Yeah, i wont catch him when he falls head-first into the floor in a very pathetic way.
I just don't know why having the gnosis taken away from him was really sad, the fact that he wanted not for the sense of power (maybe a little) but because without it he lost a sense of purpose, like an ambition
@@weberluc2685 and every other instances where he tried to find purpose outside of the gnosis ended in tragedy (his friend killed & the kid he took under dying of an illness)
he is without a heart. to him, that gnosis is quite literally the only reason he exists. it's his heart. he feels he is nothing without it; he's not a god with no gnosis and not a human without a heart.
He was created for that, he wanted to reach he’s purpose. That was the only important thing for him, reach the objective he was created for 😞 then he felt like a failure again…
@@ShiroEvergarden sure was a failure to Ei, but she still let him live, the fact of being a failure once doesn’t mean one is condemned to always be, otherwise I don’t think we’d seen scaramouche with an anemo vision and that smug on his face
He truly only wanted a purpose for his life, he felt betrayed after being thrown aside by his mother, he felt empty not being able to complete the purpose he was created for, it’s such a human ambition…his eyes and voice everything as Nahida was taking the gnosis away…it was all so “human” so heartbreaking…I hope he gets a resolution with Ei
tbh i dont think he needs to ei is fully aware of him and tho she does feel like she owes him them reconciling isnt that exciting as everyone wants it to be
Yes seeing him look sad as nahida takes away the gnosis it somehow felt human it's like he has grew emotions due to the gnosis it's like he lost the only thing he was thriving for his ambition his emotions his voice tells it all it's like the he wants the gnosis or more like needs the gnosis in his life or in him his emotions itself already tells on how much he grew on the impact of humans who has constant show of their emotions in which he had adapted from.
@@cinnamoangelic the gods have killed tons of people and they are still popular whats the difference lmao (well minus nahida ig) Nahida is my favuorite archon because shes useful but i also love scaramouche. Sure he chose to be evil but he was robbed of his place and didnt even learn basic principles of life. Childhood effects people significantly sure he still chose to be evil but the fact he tried after being abandoned is what makes this scene hurt. He worked trying to fit ei's standards yet was too emotional , he tried to be kind yet the world was cruel and then he chose to be selfish and he still lost. Every way hes tried just to have a heart to fill the emptiness just to prove hes worth existing not just to ei but for himself and the fact hes lost that again is heart breaking
Unlike the other final bosses of the nations, this one didn't give that same sweetness of the victory. It instead felt like we were just stomping him into the ground, without knowing of his past. I couldn't help but feel so sad for him after he fell to the ground.
He was the one who picked a fight with us. He could've gotten what he wanted if he didn't let his hatred control him. This is an angry child throwing a tantrum then crying once he realizes that his actions have consequences.
@@silver_millennium The question is: how many people have had that happen to them and is is worth godhood? (idk if you've noticed.... but the game is kind of pointing at the gods not being amazing people morally.)
The raiden puppet does the same thing in one of the inazuma cutscenes. we can see her eyes go dim as ei takes control. i wonder if both puppets can turn themselves on and off at will.
he's not right, that line serves to show how misguided he is and how much his view of people ('mortals') has been warped by the repeated 'betrayals' he's suffered. believing that reality is only pain is an extremely sad and incorrect outlook
I love how the cutscene was done almost as if Scara's the main character in it. WE have won, but the music is sad. Because for Scara this is a sad event. Also, the music is a remixed version of the music in "The Divine Will", further pushing the emphasis on Scaramouche. The cutscene is playing his theme, and not the Balladeer's theme, HIS theme, whatever his original name was (it's not Kunikuzushi btw). The cutscene isn't meant to be triumphant or epic like how Signora's was. It's supposed to make you feel bad for him, and for you to know you should do this but to hate you're doing it too.
@@idktbh92929 No. Kunikuzushi means "country destroyer" and is the name he gave himself after going evil haha. After the deaths of Katsuragi and the unnamed kid, he decided to name himself Kunikuzushi after a role in Kabuki Theater. His original name, and I quote from the Husk Set: "And as for the name he had once used, even he no longer remembered it." We don't know his original name; there's zero clues on what it is. All we know is that he once used a name that wasn't Scaramouche nor Kunikuzushi that he's now forgotten.
@@dearestdoppio8554 even if he didn’t pick a fight with the traveler, he still would’ve never been able to become a god cuz traveler and party would stop him anyways
Yes, 9:40 is extremely hurtful, but it was 9:46 image that truly pierced my heart. The image of desperation. Look how ungraceful he looks, so animalistic, so *mortal*. His scrambling forward and breaking the glass of divinity showed his true nature - that of not a god. Desperation is a very hard emotion to observe nonchalantly for many. Because it is distress and, typically, end of someone’s life/ rope. (Ha. Ironic, his ropes actually snapped)
Yes, i completely agree; 9:46 was the most impactful for me as well, with the line “I’ll never go back” being a close second. I can heavily relate to his position and seeing that fear and desperation portrayed so fucking accurately to how I felt at a very dark period in my life? It shook me to my core. I couldn’t rewatch this scene at first just because it hurt too much to think about, but thankfully I’m a lot better now. Still, i hope he can let go of his grudges and overcome his grief and trauma like i did. There’s so much outside of ones “purpose” or “world” that can bring you so much happiness. You just have to let go and have an open mind. There’s so much out there. I hope anyone struggling right now can learn to believe in themselves a little; get back on their feet and keep going. This is all there is; don’t cut it short.
I FELT SO BAD FOR HIMMM even tho i know its right scara is one of my favorite characters and he looked genuinely pained, his voice actor is so amazing too
as sad as this is, it's pretty interesting to think about his defeat is a parellel to ei's. when you fought her, you needed to use the collective ambitions of the nation's vision bearers against a god's eternal ambition. in this fight, you had to use the collective wisdom of a nation in order to defeat the everlasting lord of arcane wisdom it's interesting to think how scaramouche, the supposed new god of wisdom, was defeated by the very thing he was meant to represent. it mirrors ei's own defeat in using the people's wills to shake her own imo. like mother, like son also i want to get stepped on by both of them so theres that too
Another parallel would be in their origins and how they deal with their grief, both suffered a devastating loss and both then attempted to find a way to never feel that same emotion again. Ei built the Shogun to cut herself off from her emotions while Scara tried to destroy his. The apple really doesn't fall far from the tree.
His voice actor is insane. They did such a good job. At 2:38 he sounds so crazy and arrogant. and then when he got the gnosis taken away he truly displayed that emotion he had it was just so good
NOOO FUCK THIS I ACTUALLY CRIED WHEN THE GNOSIS GOTEN TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM, IK IT WAS THE RIGHT THING BUT THE EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE Damn y’all for thinking he was the one that made Nagida cry when it was literally the opposite
This cutscene is probably one of the saddest ones...it really shows the despair he felt and how much he craved having that Gnosis. The "That's mine!" part especially hurt.
i think regardless of what others say, this series of cutscenes prove that scaramouche and nahida are very well-written. scaramouche because the story allows you to sympathize with him even though he's been a little shit and got what he deserved, and nahida because she was actually threatening and wasn't as much of a pushover as people expected her to be. this definitely is one of my favorite storylines so far in the game aside from the chasm's.
I feel so bad for him, all he wanted was to have a purpose and to prove himself worthy to Ei after she abounded him when she thought he wasn't good enough. Everything he worked so hard for was taken away from him yet again. "I'll never go back!" His VA did such a good job of catching the emotion in this scene
I feel like a lot of people hate Nahida after this, but you can see her slightly hesitate when Scara begins to plead. But I think she realized how stuck he was in his ways and how he needed to change or he’d never feel complete even after his ‘ascension’
His main purpose was to store the electro gnosis. That was his "ambition" and he finally got that chance. He had thought that he finally achieved his purpose, and finally showed that he was strong enough for the gnosis. But it was only for a second. He failed. His purpose was to store the gnosis for eternity. And he wasn't able to complete that. He has now been rejected of the gnosis 2 times now. Once by Nahida right now, but previously he was discarded before he even got a chance, by his own creator, his mother, Ei. He was just stripped of his ambition by a God. Does that sound familiar? Let's see if he gets another ambition. Also yeah, I cried when he sounded so sad.
the moment when all of sumeru worked together in helping the traveller find a way to defeat the balladeer through the akasha GAVE ME CHILLS. an amazing ending to the sumeru chapter! i dont think it could have ended better than this tbh
i can't believe its been a year since this arc. i still come back to watch the cutscenes every once in a while. this was when genshin was at its best era and i was so excited as an early scaramouche fan.
He was still a harbinger without the gnosis[and more powerful than signora], just losing the gnosis hurt him so much emotionally that he completely gave up
i don’t see someone evil, i see a kind soul who’s been hurt too many times and has gone dark and been corrupted. I rlly feel bad for him. his past is so saddd and u can tell the desperation in his voice, he just wants to fulfill his purpose and have a sense of meaning. and the way he’s like “please, not the gnosis”. 😢
@@silver_rocket_25 true. true. But then again the sages were completely fine with the fact he had the electro gnosis with him-- no questions on how he got that? Wow. sorry if I came out rude-- im not exactly the best at replies xD
For the first time… in my life I felt really sad to the point I cried… This ONE BOSS is special all the bosses I defeated playing games made feel victorious but this made feel super guilty… The light on his eyes… and his broken voice I didn’t knew if I was doing good…
Although you can understand the "pain" Scaramouche felt after that fight, it is also important to understand why it must be done. His selfish ambition knows no bound and he even treats people with such inferiority. If he was left undefeated, he will undoubtedly wreck havoc and challenge other gods just to prove to himself and his mother that he is worthy of the gnosis. And in effect, innocent people will have to suffer just because of that. He craves war, people, and there is no good thing in war. Let's just hope that he and Ei will have a good talk and all that.
THE SCENE WHERE NAHIDA TOOK THE GNOSIS FROM HIM WRENCHED MY HEART OUT OF MY CHEST. I CANT STOP REWATCHING IT. THE LOOK OF DESPAIR AS HE TRIED TO GET IT BACK MAKES ME SO SAD
Sad, but quite satisfying. He was so arrogant towards Nahida with all that shit talking. Nahida kept quiet, despite knowing all too well that he's already fallen into her genjutsu. The fight had already ended before it began, seeing the real god putting the fake god in his place is a well deserved punishment.
right? it's understandable that he was only proving himself that he is no more than just a vessel. but he can literally do that thing without risking lives - if not a nation. all the measures he did were counter productive and instead exacerbated his whole suffering.
Now this is a nuanced take. Im getting tired of all the simps who are crying for him. "Oh poor scara he just wants to be loved" yeah, as if he didnt hurt and step on other people to reach his goals.
Probably the most tragic Fatui Harbinger beatdown. Childe was anything but... And Signora is only tragic in her lore and pathetic in her final moments.
The fact that he did all of this just for a recognition even a little bit fom his mother(ei) is kinda sad for me. Its like a child who seeks attention from their parents and will do anything to achieve that. I hope mihoyo would do some kinda event quest where we get to see them reunited even if they forget each other) atleast i wanna see them talk with each other
Honestly, Scaramouche needed this loss as a wake up call. Nahida and him aren't that different, so it's interesting to see their different approaches to their own situations. He deserved and needed this loss to finally understand himself and to let go of his past, that's probably why he will get an anemo visions. Anemo represents people who need to free themselves from something, but also people who have already freed themselves.
Nahida's matrix and gathering of wisdom from everyone was op tho. Literally an entire nation pondered on how to kick Scara's ass and dhe was able to process all of it
Ngl, I teared when I watched this cinematic scene, especially when scaramouche said "No!... Wait... Please..." , "anything but the gnosis!" Man, for real this scene made me tear 😔 But the good thing he will be playable character, imma make him happy 👍
He probably wanted the gnosis, because the gnosis symbolize his ambition. Basically without it, he thinks he's not worthy to be a human. Or maybe he treat the gnosis as his "heart" to feel that he's a human just like others. But when he received an anemo vision, there's a chance he treats the vision as his new "heart"
Y’know, I was wondering why Scara gave up ALL hope on trying to get it back, but then i realized that it’s a Gnosis. Nahida is a god. It wouldn’t be hard for her to, y’know, gain control of it somehow? So that maybe when she touched it Scara truly felt that, yep, he can’t get it back. Like feeling all control has left your hands, and, in his case, his life’s purpose too.
I was happy to defeat a boss like him, but when he begged to not take the gnosis from him, i cried my life out, it was his porpouse, he spent his life in it i felt so sad to take it away from him:((((
omg ty for posting it! At this cutscene the animation just got frozen (I play on a potato) and all I could hear was their voices... I'm glad there's people like you who shared it
He definitely deserved it. I for one, am kind of a Scaramoustache fan. But I know damn well he’s a shithead. We humbled him, but I did feel bad when he said “No! Anything but the gnosis!” Patrick is too good at his job, I swear ! Awesome voice acting, and the way everything got animated is just amazing
Shocks me how it took nahida, the traveler, 168 loops of battle experience and an entire nations wisdom to defeat him. HOWEVER it took wanderer not even moments after experiencing his entire life and getting a vision and then proceeds to discombobulate this robot. Wanderer is definitely the strongest most powerful individual in sumeru except apep.
I already knew that everything would turn out like this, so I didn’t want to go through this story, I didn’t want him to feel like that, his look and feelings were so truthful and human, I felt
thinking of it now theyre so similar these two both were made by their archon to serve as puppets, but one was just for testing while the other was a fully fledged one one had the gnosis all along, the other had to work for it and earn it for hundreds of years both wanted to become god, but never managed to until this quest and the fact its electro AND dendro, which has a connection in lore just makes it more sad
